The Full Balmain x H&M Look Book is Here, Officially

Anticipation for #HMBalmainNation has been building ever since Jourdan Dunn and Kendall Jennerdebuted head-to-toe looks from the collaboration alongside designer Olivier Rousteing at the Billboard Music Awards in May. Then just last week, 99 still life images of the collection leaked online before Instagram shut down the account from which they originated.

The look book only confirms what the leaked images revealed much to the Internet's approval: Balmain for H&M looks just like real Balmain, at least in pictures. Women's silhouettes are expectedly body-hugging and shoulders are pronounced. Pants are super voluminous or very tight. There's more velvet, baroque-style jacquard, dense beading, cord and metallic thread detailing than one would expect for the price point. Accessories include waist-cinching belts, thigh-high boots, embellished clutches, chandelier earrings and even headphones (not pictured below). The outerwear is the best part of the men's collection, featuring military-inspired double-breasted coats and zipper-covered leather jackets festooned with gold patches, trim or buttons. It's all gilded and gaudy and over-the-top — just like Balmain. And now that H&M has ventured into beauty, the collaboration also includes a limited edition fragrance.

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See the complete Balmain x H&M look book below. You'll be able to shop the collection starting on Nov. 5 in 250 select H&M stores worldwide and online. The fragrance, however, won't launch until Dec. 5.